Modelling the Market: Part One
From the Integrating Mathematical Problem Solving project by Mathematics in Education and Industry (MEI), this activity shows that it is not possible to be certain what the market will do next. The mathematical ideas covered are:
• Time series
• Percentage change
• Random walks
• Geometric mean
• Normal distribution and mean
• Relationship between standard deviation and variance
• Stochastic modelling contrasted with deterministic modelling
Please note that some of the files in this resource require use of Geogebra software.
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Modelling the market 1 teacher notes 596.18 KB
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Invest - geogebra 6.82 KB
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Investment record sheet 16.1 KB
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Growing money 34.5 KB
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Indices 21.08 KB
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Housing 13.31 KB
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Modelling the market 440 KB
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Marks and Spenser daily close 30.5 KB
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Random walk grids 19.9 KB